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The Use of Therapeutic Yoga for the Prevention of Falls in Community Dwelling Older Adults

Course: #9420Level: Intermediate 2 Hours 1588 Reviews
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This course will provide an evidence-based approach to applying yoga asana (postures) to the prevention of falls in older adults. Examples of application of asana in the treatment of older adults will be provided.

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CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.2 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery; CE Broker/2.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-695077; IACET/0.2; NBCOT PDUs/2.5 Intermediate, Geriatrics

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkParticipants will be able to define the practice of yoga and identify at least three specific pathologies that would benefit from a yoga-based intervention.
  • checkmarkParticipants will be able to describe at least two benefits of yoga for the prevention of falls in older adults and at least two muscles that, when weak, are most related to falls in older adults.
  • checkmarkParticipants will develop a plan of care incorporating at least four yoga asana postures that target muscles associated with falls and balance deficits in older adults.

Course created on July 17, 2019

Agenda

0-15 Minutes Background, review of learning outcomes
15-30 Minutes Definition and background data regarding yoga
30-45 Minutes Current research related to yoga
45-60 Minutes Yoga for fall prevention
60-75 Minutes Linking research to asana
75-90 Minutes Muscles and asana
90-105 Minutes Chair yoga
105-120 Minutes Benefits of modifications, summary, Q&A

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Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Liz Gillem Duncanson has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Liz Gillem Duncanson has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

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Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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